Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-27
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. FRIDAY EVENING, lat 81, 1857.
Washington Pioneers.

Mr.. Henry, Secretary of the Wash
ington Pioneer Association, through a
circular letter, requests US to announce
as a matter of general news that the
Association will hold its next annual
reunion at Port Townsend, on the 7th
and 9Th of June; that the Association
will meet at Redmen's new hall, on
the 7th, at 10 o'clock A. M, and pro-
coed to the transaction Of its regular
business, which it is expected will &C.
cupy the whole of the day, and that
in the evening the regular Annual
Address will be delivered by James G.
Swan, of Port Townsend. The second
day is to be devoted to feasting and
social intercourse and enjoyment, after
the fashion of old times. The people
of Port Townsend are making great
preparations for the entertainment of
their guests. CLANS, crabs, salmon
and halibut will be served in profusion,
and if possible to procure one for the
occasion, whale, or killer, will grace
the festive board. All of these old
time dishes are to be prepared in the
aboriginal style, which, as every one
knows who knows anything about
it, greatly excels any other mode yet
discovered of cooking these various
dishes. The very thought of them
fairly makes ones lips feel oily.
Mr.. Henry further informs US that
he has secured reduced rates on the
boats of the Washington Steamboat
and Transportation Company, running
between Tacoma, Seattle and Port
Townsend; that their rates will be 81
from Tacoma and 50 from Seattle for
the round trip, good for ten days, and
that he has no doubt of procuring like
favorable rates from Olympia and way
ports to connect with their boats.
In conversation with Nh. Henry, we
learn that the Association, which was
organized in 1883, now has a member
ship of nearly six hundred, about two
hundred of whom are females, and
that there is a constant accession OF
new members; that although, like all
organisations of the kind, its finances
are inadequate to accomplish much
that should be done to give it histor-
ical and permanent basis, he considers
its prospects for success in the future
IS fair as could be expected. He says
that four carefully prepared addresses,
which will undoubtedly become of his
torical value, have already been deliv-
cred be6oreathe association; that the
fifth, to be delivered by Jas. G. Swan,
at the next Annual Reunion, will, he
has no doubt, be a very interesting
and valuable paper; that he intends
to make every effort TO procure suffi-
Gent funds, 70 publish all Of these ad-
dress Is in the form of q pamphlet, be-
fore the meeting Of June, 1888, for dis
tribution among the members and for
preservation, as he regards this as one
of the most important steps that can
be taken to carry out the true pur-
poses Of the organization.
The Secretary said that when some
thing of this kind is done, so as to
convince people that the Association
has objects beyond the mere annual
gathering Of old settlers, in which all
classes of our people are equally inter
ested-that is tho collection of mater
ials concerning the early history Of
the Territory-all classes of our citi-
Gems will take hold with us and help
carry out their objects. This, he says,
they can readily do under the consti-
tuition - it now stands, as any citizen
Of the age of twenty-one years and
upwards can lecome an honorary
member upon payment of his admis-
sion fee and dues, with every privilege
except that of voting and serving on
committees.